A third of marriages end in divorce*. Relationship breakdown is an emotionally difficult time, that can have a significant financial impact as well, This impact can continue well into later life.  For example, households with men and women aged 55–64 years who haven't divorced earn around $10,000 a year more than those households headed by divorcees**of the same age.

If you’ve hit 40 and still don’t have your financial affairs in order, it’s never too late to do something about it. We Talk Money’s Tony Sandercock offers advice for getting on track.

This blog was originally posted in "Slice of Life".

Australians own around 18 million life insurance policies. In total, we spend $55 billion in premiums providing $6.4 trillion worth of coverage. That's a lot of life insurance. 

And you know what?